Welcome to Ken's Lens BlogI've found that posting to a blog, just to be posting to a blog, is unsatisfying to the writer and more so the reader. So I don't post to this very often, only when there's something going on that I want to share. Since this site is place to show some of my photographs, the blog entries generally won't be earth-shaking life revelations or gob-smacking insights. They will relate the fun I'm having with my photography and talk about what it is that makes me want to raise the camera to my eye. In Touch With Our Inner Vikings
After training from NYC to Philly, we'll enjoy a relatively restful week or so with daughter and grandsons. With batteries charged, we'll head west overland again on the final leg of what we not so jokingly have christened the, "Spend it all" tour. We should be back in Pacific Grove mid August. Look for images on Facebook as we move through this, and for a new album or two here when all is said and done. Fall Travels 2014
Quebec City, where we met up with our traveling buds, amazed us all. As did Montreal and Niagara Falls. None of us had been to the falls and we were all dazzled. And drenched! A fun time. If you ever get the chance to drive across Canada, do it. A beautiful, welcoming and friendly country. But pick your season carefully. I’ve put up small galleries of a few images from Glacier National Park and Quebec and added more images from the trip into other galleries already here. Enjoy! On the Road Again
Keep your eye out for new albums here. We've captured many beautiful images during our trips to other National Parks: Yellowstone, Yosemite, Death Valley, and we're hoping to add to those during our stay in Glacier. What a country! Another Day In Paradise
We are so fortunate to live here! A short drive, or even a short walk, can bring us to a place of amazing beauty. We are surrounded by a dazzling display of natural beauty and wildlife diversity. Photography, except possibly the work of the most gifted shooters, can't fully deliver the effect of actually being there. However, I believe the overwhelming attraction of photography is the attempt to capture not just the physical scene but the emotional impact that scene has had on us as photographers. We are simply compelled to try to preserve and prolong that experience through the images we make. A successful image makes you stop, look and linger. It urges you to put yourself in that place, to feel, hear and smell it. Best of all, it allows you to take away a small part of the experience to keep. How could I not take pictures?
Remembering Lucky
Well, indulge me! What a joy it was to have Lucky around. We brought Lucky on board shortly after moving to Pacific Grove in 2001. We found her at PG's Animal Rescue where she was the only orange and white kitten there. Female orange tabbies are rare so we should have known we had something special even then. At what was guessed to be six or so weeks old, she could be held in the palm of one hand. Though her monocular nature was evident from the beginning, we soon learned she was stone deaf as well. At that point, the full extent of our good fortune was only hinted at. Lucky was a hands-on cat. She came with absolutely no "aloof" in her and always took great interest in whatever it was we were doing. In very dog-like fashion, she would bound across the yard to greet us and always wanted to be close by. How often do you find a cat who really seems to enjoy being with you? We were the lucky ones. We've known and loved several cats over the years and all have been special to us in their own way. Lucky, however, brought something entirely new to the table. Note: The Remembering Lucky Gallery will be up only temporarily. It's up now to share with you a few glimpses of a pretty darn extraordinary cat. |
